Principal Product Manager-Technical, Water Technology, WW Sustainability

Amazon • Seattle, WA

25d

About The Position

Join us at the forefront of Amazon's sustainability initiatives to work on
environmental and social advancements to support Amazon's long term worldwide
sustainability strategy. At Amazon, we're working to be the most
customer-centric company on earth.

To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. The
Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale and
speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social
and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our
customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable. The Worldwide
Environment team utilizes science-based approaches to lower Amazon’s
environmental impacts across the operations of our business units and products,
making meaningful and measurable impacts in the communities in which we operate.

We are seeking a Principal Product Manager-Technical, Sustainable Water
Specialist to serve as a deep subject matter expert (SME) in emerging
technologies to conserve, recycle, harvest, and reuse water at scale, especially
within industrial settings and within the operations that support Amazon’s value
chain from our direct operations back to the commodity sourcing level. The ideal
candidate will engage with third-party companies and startups to select,
evaluate, and pilot water sustainability technologies and tools.

As the technical expert, you will drive these pilots toward large-scale
deployment to support Amazon's water positive goals while partnering with
external companies and in-house engineering teams to develop products that
address Amazon's water technology needs. You will advise Amazon's businesses on
developing their own water technology pilots and distribute centralized guidance
on evolving capabilities in sustainable water use.

Working closely with Science and Tech teams, you will develop and deploy metrics
and measurement methodologies to track the performance of existing and new water
technologies within operations.

To succeed in this role, you will create and align leadership and businesses on
long-term strategic water technology plans that address the changing water
scarcity and risk landscape. You will serve as a visible leader in development
and deployment within Worldwide Sustainability.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
• Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
• Experience technical product management

Nice To Haves

• Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
• Experience in project management methodologies, business analysis, or process improvement

Responsibilities

• Serve as a company expert on hardware and software (including AI) technologies that enable sustainable water use at scale.
• Survey the emerging water technology landscape (including. e.g., startups serving various sectors, new tech offered by established water utilities, and technology being used in large-scale corporate replenishment projects) for technology assessment/piloting opportunities to benefit the business.
• Develop and align with leadership on comprehensive 3-5 year strategic plans to evolve Amazon’s water technology landscape across all businesses.
• Collaborate with Science and Tech teams to translate business needs (including growth plans in water scarce regions or regions with water regulation) into business- and region-customized water technology roadmaps and company-wide targets.
• Collaborate with Tech to develop tools for enterprise-wide integration of new tools.
• Use data from pilot programs to develop long-term company-wide targets that scale successful initiatives.
• Advise businesses on customized water technology needs and solutions, looking around corners for expanding regional and local regulations and water security issues.
• Represent the organization in industry forums and sustainability initiatives related to water.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal